July 06, 2017 | 22:50 (GMT+7)
700 Vietnamese athletes to compete in SEA Games 29
PANO – Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has just signed a decision to establish a Vietnamese Athlete Delegation to take part in SEA Games 29.
Tran Duc Phan, Deputy Head of the Vietnam Sports Administration. Photo: news.zing.vn
Accordingly, the Vietnam’s delegation, led by Tran Duc Phan, Deputy Head of the Vietnam Sports Administration, will compete in SEA Games 29 in Malaysia from August 11 to September 1. They will stay in five-star hotel Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur.
On August 17, the organizing panel of SEA Games 29 will hold a flag-raising ceremony for countries taking part in the event.
The Vietnamese delegation is still preparing for the event and also for bigger future playgrounds, including Asian Games 2018 and Olympic 2020.
Translated by Minh Anh